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I put a lightened flywheel in my VW Bug. I went to an outfit that drag
raced Bugs, and was reputed to do it right. When I got done, I had a lightened flywheel, a crank with counterweights welded on it, and a pulley balanced to the whole thing. It was the smoothest running Bug I ever drove. Acceleration was pretty good too. Unfortunately, the wife hated it. If you lighten the flywheel, the way Gene Berg told it, you have to balance the entire rotating mass of the engine. I am sure that the same applies to Jeeps or any piston engine. Earle "jeff" > wrote in message news:7H5Fe.5299$mU3.5201@trnddc02... > Carl Saiyed wrote: > > I also remember reading about removing material from the flywheel to make it > > lighter and increase power. Any truth to this? > > > > Carl > > > > The OE clutch should be fine. As far as resurfacing, take the minimum > cut to clean the surface. A heavy cut, as to lightening it, will require > re-balancing the flywheel. Besides, for a Jeep heavier is better. > > -- > jeff |
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